General Economics at Eastern Washington University

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

EWU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

EWU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at EWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	6
	188
	197
	208
	232
	295
	313
	320
	320
	375

General Economics Student Demographics at EWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Eastern Washington University.

EWU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from EWU in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at EWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

EWU also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.